villa-revolution Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I've been lucky enough to see some great goals & some great goal scorers in all my years supporting our heroes. Players like Andy Lochhead, Bruce Rioch, Brian Little, John Deehan, Andy Gray, Gary Shaw, Peter Withe,Alan McInally, renegade Dwight Yorke,Dean Saunders, Dalian Atkinson, Dion Dublin, Juan Pablo Angel, The Gabster, The Big Guy from the Rocket Club , plus Darren Bent & ofcourse the Monster Man Christian Benteke. Ofcourse there is no mention of poor old Emile Heskey in that highly revered list quoted above (Yorke excepted) because he notoriously couldn't hit a barn door. Some of the players on that list above were obviously great players & some were just plain old out & out goal scorers. Some of them however we're percentage strikers & not necessarily great finishers. You'll have your own views on that. Take JPA for example. When he was hot he was hot & when he was not, he was not. (Remember those 2 bloody penalty misses at Craven Cottage?) He was damned good inside the six yard box though, as was Dwight Yorke, no question. So, picture the scene, it's been a hard fought contest with nothing created all game & we're going into the final minute of injury time in a vital match & the score remains 0-0. Villa have one last desperate attack & the ball lands invitingly inside the penalty area at a Villa players feet & then `Bang`who would you put your life & money on to plant that ball firmly into the back of the net to send the Holte End into delirium? Who in your opinion is Villa's most clinical finisher in the time you have been supporting the Club? I have deliberately omitted one player from the list compiled above, as he is the player of my own personal choice. A player who from my own life time of observation had finishing skills & timing that were on a par with England's legendary World Cup hero Martin Peters. Yes. Quite right people. Step forward & take a bow son, after banging that ball in the back of the net for me, the one & only David Platt. So yes. That's my call guys, So, over to you. What do other VT posters reckon? ps - Only your VT life depends on it along with your obvious credibility 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dwight Yorke. Easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Until September last year you'd have to have said Benteke (penalties notwithstanding). Now, well, maybe that soap dodging bloke from the 1930's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 My favourites are Yorke, JPA and Saunders, I think. But my vote goes to Dublin, He was simply the kind of striker that saw the goal, not the goalkeeper. He wouldn't think about it twice before just hitting it where the keeper isn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Close call but Deano gets my vote. I had my first season ticket in the early 70's so I don't remember too much of Lockhead and Rioch. Benteke during the second half of last season was as cool and clinical as the best of them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Horrible to have to choose from all those brilliant names but it has to be Dwight. He remains the classiest player we've ever had. He was with us for a long time and, in the seasons when he was fully fit, he banged in loads of excellent goals. Never been a Villa player who made me feel as good just watching him play. Platt would be second on the list, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dwight Yorke was the best striker we've had in a long time, but if you're talking about lethal finishing, then the OP is right, Platt was in a class of his own. To consistently do it from midfield for both club and country showed what a great player he was. Shame he's such a fat-faced dick now though. Although if you're going for a great goals to chances ratio, then step forward Zat Knight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Only had 1 striker in my time supporting villa that was a consistent goal scorer, Dwight yorke, on the other side Worst finisher - Darius vassell, watching him in goal scoring situations you just knew he was rolling it wide or to the keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Deadly. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Savooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 For about a 6 week period after he joined, Dublin seemed to score every chance he got. Didn't he get something ridiculous like 8 goals in his first four games or something? I actually think Dublin was the best finisher in the air, put so many crosses away no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldivisvilla Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Fox in the box Gary Shaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 big Marlon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Balaban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Kevin Phillips, Gary Shaw. But the winner must be Pongo Waring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Deano /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Rambo or Yorke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It's a toss up between Stefan and Luke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Grant Holt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dwight Yorke for me. Platt was a Villa player when I first started supporting the club but I didn't attend a game until 1992, a year after we had sold him to Bari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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